i am the publisher of riverhead. we are very specialized and our goals is to bring new perspective and new voices to the readers. we are always looking for something appealing to we haven't heard before. there was a book published by a guy i heard on the radio. it was something about his voice and i have to call him up and buy that book. it turned out that i was not alone. many people wanted to hear that same as well. we have this irrational hope in the midst of a constant state of collapse. and we continue to do it. it has been touched on here at the summit, a lot of the history of book publishing is coming together of format around successful publishers. they have adopted new formats and augmented them into a single company. paperback and hardcover as well. which was a problem for paperback publishers because they needed products. so they bought them were started hardcover in this way. ultimately, it is about the books. as most of us are, we are agnostic about that support, we want to bring books to readers. we wai

[cheers and applause] finish -- published by riverhead books, an imprint of pepping win group -- penguin. dave egger, a hologram for the king -- [applause] published by mcsweeny's books. louise erdrich, the round house, published by harper, an imprint of harpercollins. [applause] ben fountain, billy lynn's long -- [inaudible] [applause] published by echo press, an imprint of harpercollins. kevin powers, the yellow bird. published by little brown. [applause] the 2012 national book award for fiction dose -- goes to "the round house", by louise erdrich. [applause] ♪ ♪ hey, baby, where are you is? [laughter] [applause] [laughter] >> wow. hello, my relatives. [speaking in native tongue] national book foundation and also the judges, and a shout out for all of the native people who are watching this live stream. [applause] i want to thank harpercollins. it's not each a huge company anymore -- can it's not even a huge company anymore. [laughter] but it's always been about four or five people to me. people who believed so strongly in my work that they've supported me and my family and literature.

[applause] published by riverhead books and penguin group usa.he king. [applause] published by -- books. luis louise erdrich, the roundhouse. published by harper. an imprint of harpercollins. ben johnson, published by ecco press, an imprint of harpercollins. kevin powers, the yellow birds. published by little brown. [applause] the 2012 national book award for fiction goes to the roundhouse by louise erdrich. [applause] ♪ hey baby, where are you? [applause] ♪ >> well met. hello, my relatives. the national book foundation and also the judges are two ways to shout out for all of the native people who are watching this livestream. [applause] i want to thank harpercollins. it is not even a huge company anymore. [laughter] but it has always been about four or five people to me, people who believed so strongly in my work that they have supported me and my family and literature, my bookstore and all of us who work there through these years. i want to thank my editor terry cardin, for believing in the book. [applause] jonathan burnham, jane byrne, trent d